What color is #E0DBE3?

#E0DBE3 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DBE3?

The RGB value is 224, 219, 227: 224 red, 219 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DBE3?

The complementary color is #DEE3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DBE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DBE3 color

#E0DBE3 rgb(224, 219, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0DBE3 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 85.9% green and 89% blue (224, 219, 227).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 13% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Day (#DFD8E1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#E0DBE3 color codes

HEX	`#E0DBE3`
RGB	`rgb(224, 219, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.9%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 13%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88, 3.14, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88, 4.56, 313.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.935, 72.057, 82.882)`
Decimal	`14736355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DBE3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E0DBE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DBE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E0DBE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0dbe3; }
.text { color: #e0dbe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0dbe3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 219 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0dbe3, #e3dbe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E0DBE3?: #E0DBE3 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DBE3?: The RGB value is 224, 219, 227: 224 red, 219 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DBE3?: The complementary color is #DEE3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DBE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.